The nurse asks a suicidal client, "Is death the most successful method of meeting your goal?" The nurse knows that potential negative outcomes may:
A) Teach the client how to communicate with hospital staff.
B) Teach the client how to work with family members.
C) Teach families how to communicate with one another.
D) Not have been considered.
D
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a. Delphi diagram c. Gantt chart b. PERT diagram flowchart d. Decision analysis tree
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a. Both pressures are high. b. Both pressures are low. c. ICP is high; CPP is normal. d. ICP is high; CPP is low.
Which should be the nursing focus for a female client during the initial outbreak of genital herpes simplex?
a. Instruction in condom use b. Promotion of comfort c. Prevention of pregnancy d. Institution of isolation
A 6-year-old child has patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for pain management after orthopedic surgery. The parents are worried that their child will be in pain. What should your explanation to the parents include?
a. The child will continue to sleep and be pain free. b. Parents cannot administer additional medication with the button. c. The pump can deliver baseline and bolus dosages. d. There is a high risk of overdose, so monitoring is done every 15 minutes.